Page 5446 - Week 15 - Tuesday, 8 December 2009
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Opposition members interjecting—
MR CORBELL: Do you want an answer to the question or not? The circumstances involving the loss of these bracelets in the first instance was where a person was released from custody by the courts and immediately departed the courtroom prior to the bracelet being able to be removed. In the other instances, there has been a breakdown in procedures at the AMC that has allowed prisoners to be released lawfully but with the bracelet still attached. The procedures have now been revised and I have directed my department to ensure that there is no repeat of these circumstances.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Seselja, a supplementary question?
MR SESELJA: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Minister, can you advise if the missing bracelets constitute a compromising of the entire RFID system and confirm that these missing bracelets cannot be used to undermine the integrity of the RFID system?
MR CORBELL: Yes, I can confirm that. I am advised by Corrective Services that once the bracelets leave the vicinity of the prison they are no longer operable. Nor is there any material information that can be obtained from them in some sort of illicit manner. So there is no compromise to the operations of security or the RFID at the AMC as a result.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, a supplementary?
MR HANSON: Minister, can you advise how the commissioning of the RFID system is proceeding and whether this latest cock-up will delay the implementation of the system?
MR SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, I do not think it is necessary to keep repeating the quote from the Canberra Times.
Mr Smyth: It is actually a quote from the staff at the AMC.
MR SPEAKER: Nonetheless, I think it was gratuitous for the question.
MR CORBELL: The commissioning of the RFID system is continuing and these particular incidents have not had any impact on the ongoing commissioning of the RFID system.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Hanson.
MR HANSON: A supplementary: minister, when will the RFID system be operational?
MR CORBELL: I will have to take that question on notice. I do not have that information.
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